Rack for loose leaf ledgers



Feb. 2l, i933. L HARVEY 1,898,833.

RACK FOR LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS Filed March ll, 1932 Wife/mj Patented Feb.21, 1933 c. 1,898,833

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE CORBON L. HARVEY, OF GLEVELAND, OHIO RACK FOR LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS Application filed March 11, 1932. Serial No. 598,123.

This invention relates to new and useful them in properly aligned positions, said improvements in racks for loose leaf ledgers, guides being provided with seats for engagthe objects of the invention being the proing the ledger covers and holding them visionfof a rack wherein the covers of the against displacement when inl open position.

ledger are supported in substantially upright With these and other objects in View, my 55 positions in spaced-apart'relation, the ledger invention consists in certain novel features of sheets or leaves being supported at their yback construction and arrangement of parts, hereedges between said covers and readily movinafter more fully described and claimed, able from one to the other, said rack being so and illustrated in the accompanying draw arranged that said leaves are maintained at ing, in whiohy 60 all times in proper alignment with each Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved other, thereby facilitating the insertion of rack showing the loose leaf ledger arranged the ledger binding posts through the aligned 1n open position in dotted lines. apertures of said sheets. Figure 2 is a top plan view of my improved lOther objects of the inventionare to prorack showing the guides in open or displaced 65 vide a rack having a raised horizontally dispositions. posed plat-.form for supporting the sheets and Flgure 3 is an enlarged vertical cross secthe back cover of said ledger in substantially tion taken on line 3-3 of Figurel. upright positions, the rear wall of said rack Figure 4 is a front endV view of the platbeing extended upwardly above said platform showing the movable stop plate in dot- 7 `form to form support for said back cover, the ted lines in raised position. forward end of said rack being so arranged Figure 5 is an enlarged horizontal cross that the front Cover is supported in substanvsection taken on line 5 5 of Figure 1. tially upright position on a horizontal plane The ledgerv which is used in combination arranged below said platform so that said with my rack consists of a front cover A front cover does not intefere with the yreadhaving binding posts B, a rear cover C having ing or scanning of said sheets. j means for receiving and securing said posts,

Still other objects of the invention are to and loose leaf or ledger sheets D having their provide a rack of the class described having rear edges provided withpnotchesv or seats for 3 a raised platform for supporting the sheets engagement with said binding posts. 80 and the rear cover of the ledger in substan- In the present invention the ledger sheets tially upright position and having means for are supported in substantially upright posisupportingthe front cover in substantially tions, being slightly inclined rearwardly. upright position but suitable distance be- Usually each ledger sheet has a heading lolow the supporting surface of said sheets and cated adjacent to the top edge and the body said back cover, said rack being provided of this sheet is divided into a plurality of with guides for engaging the side edges of vertically disposed columns in which various said sheets and maintaining them at all times items are inserted as each sale is made. in aligned positions, thereby facilitating the The rack consists of aibase 10, a front end securing of said sheets between the ledger wall 11, a rear end wall 12, a platform 14, covers. v and side guides 15. The platform'14is sup- Further objects of the invention are to'proported in raised position on base 10 in any vide a rack for loose leaf ledgers having a suitable manner, andpreferably by a front raised platform for supporting the ledger intermediate wall16 and arearwall12. This 5 sheets and the back cover thereof in substanintermediate wall 16 is spaced from wall 11, l tially upright position and the front cover thereby providing a pocket 17, the bottom of in aposition spaced therefrom and occupying which is formed by base 10. The platform a lower position, said rack being provided 14 and the wall 16 are narrower than the with displaceable guides for engaging the widths of front and rear walls 11- and 12 and side edges of said sheets and maintaining said end walls are connected together by side walls 19 so that a space or pocket 20 is formed on each side of said platform 14. The upper edges of these side walls preferably terminate in a horizontal plane with the top of said platform 14 and said platform is covered with suitable material of cork or linoleum 21 so as to provide suitable working surface for said platform, as shown in Figure 3. p

Side guides 15 are hinged to the top edges of side walls 19 by means of hinges 22. Thus said guides can be moved into upright positions to engage the side edges of the ledger sheets and keep the latter properly aligned (see Figs. 1 and 3). Said guides can be moved into displaced or lower positions, as shown in full lines in Figure 2 and in dotted lines in Figure 3, so as to leave said platform open and to facilitate the positioning and removal of said ledger sheets.

When said guides occupy raised positions the distance between the inner faces thereof is substantially the same as t-he width of sheets D, so that the latter are held at allI times in aligned positions. As the ledger covers A and C are of greater widths than said sheets D, the rear end of each guide is provided with a notch 24 which when said guides occupy upright positions provide the necessary clearance for the corners of covers C and at the same time serve to` hold the latter against displacement.

, The forward ends of said guides are provided with obliquely disposed grooves or seats 25 which when said guides occupy raised positions engage the edges of the front cover A and serve to hold the latter against displacement. Thus said guides in addition to their function of maintaining the sheets in proper relation with each other also serve to hold the covers in proper relation with said sheets .and against accidental displacement.

The rear end wall extends a suitable distance above latform 14, as indicated at 12a, and is provilded adjacent to one side with a flanged retaining member 26 which is adapted to receive and overlap the corresponding side edge of the rear ledger cover when the latter is placed on the'rack. Thus a stop is provided for said cover so that the latter is accurately positioned and retained relatively to said le ger leaves.`

Each side wall 19 is provided near its forward end with an inwardly presented notch or recess 27 which permits the front cover A to enter pocket 17. In order to prevent the foremost ledger leaf when placed against cover A from slipping into pocket 17 a stop plate 28 is provided'. This plate is slidably mounted in the intermediate wall 16 andV when in extended position, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 4, it projects above' said platform surface 21 and forms a stop for the ledger leaves. The plate is provided with a suitable finger hold 29 by means of which it can be manipulated and the wall 16 and platform 14 are provided with a notch 30 and 31, respectively, which permit the manual engagement of finger hold 29.

In using the device, the covers A are disengaged from Veach other and placed in position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. The ledger leaves are preferably placed against the cover A and are then placed against cover C as the operator gets through with eac-h ledger sheet. The guides 15 being placed in upright positions serve to retain the covers in their proper positions and the ledger sheets D are maintained in proper alignment with each other so that when the operator is through with the ledger the binding post B can be readily placed in position without the necessity of manipulatin the ledger sheets.

lVhen the cover occupies position in the rack the binding posts B are disposed in the side pockets 20, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1, so Vthat said binding posts do not interfere with the movement of said ledger sheets.

My improved rack is of simple construction, is so arranged that the ledger sheets can be moved from one cover to the other or removed from the rack, and both the covers and the ledger sheets are safely held in their proper positions on said rack.

I claim:

1. A rack-for loose leaf ledgers comprising a raised platform fork supporting the ledger leaves, a rear wall extending from said platform for supportin the rear cover of said ledger in substanti ly upright position, and a front wall spaced forwardly from said platform and extending below the latter for supporting the front cover in substantially upright positionand on a horizontal plane a suitable distance below said platform.

2. A rack for loose leaf ledgers comprising a raised platform for supporting ledger leaves, a rear wall extending upwardly from said platform for supportin the rear cover of said ledger in substantiallgy upright position whereby said ledger leaves can rest against said rear cover, a front wall disposed forwardly of and in s aced relation with the forward end of said p atform for supporting the front cover of said ledger in substantiall upright position and in spaced relation with' said sheets and said rear cover.

3. A rack for loose leaf ledgers comprising a raised platform for supporting ledger leaves, a rear wall extending upwardlyfrom said platform for supporting the rear cover of said ledger in substantially upright position whereby said ledger leaves can rest against said rear cover, a front wall disposed forwardly of and in s aced relation with the forward end of said p atform for supporting the front cover of said ledger in substantially upright position and in spaced relation with said sheets and said rear cover, and means for engaging the side edges of said ledger leaves and maintaining the latter in alignment with each other.

4. A rack for loose leaf ledgers comprising a raised platform for supporting ledger leaves, a rear wall extending upwardly from said platform for supporting the rear cover of said ledger in substantially upright position whereby said ledger leaves can rest against said rear cover, a front wall disposed forwardly of and in spaced relation with the forward end of said platform for supporting the front cover of said ledger in substantially upright position and in spaced relation with said sheets and said rear cover, means for engaging the side edges of said ledger leaves and maintaining the latter in alignment with each other, and a stop member on the rear wall of said rack for engaging one of the side edges of said rear cover and maintaining the latter in proper relation with said sheets.

5. A rack for loose leaf ledgers comprising in combination a raised platform for supporting the ledger leaves, a rear wall extending upwardly from said platform for supporting the rear cover of said ledger in substantially upright position, a front wall arranged in spaced relation with the forward end of said platform for supporting the front cover of said ledger in substantially upright position in spaced relation with said sheets, and a guide disposed longitudinally and in spaced relation on each side of said platform, said guides being movable into upward positions to engage the side edges of said ledger leaves and hold the latter in proper alignment with each other, said guides being movable downwardly below the plane of said platform so as to provide working clearance for said ledger leaves.

6. A rack for loose leaf ledgers comprising a raised platformY for supporting ledger leaves, a rear wall extending upwardly from said platform for supporting the rear cover of said ledger in substantially upright position whereby said ledger leaves can rest against said rear cover, a front wall disposed forwardly of and in spaced relation with the forward end of said platform for supporting the front cover of said ledger in substantially upright position and in spaced relation with said sheets and said rear cover, a guide disposed longitudinally and in spaced relation on each side of said platform, said guide being hingedly mounted for movement into upward position to engage the side edges of said ledger leaves and of said ledger covers and maintain them in aligned relation with each other, said guides being movable downwardly below the top of said platform to permit manipulation of said ledger parts.

7. A rack for loose leaf ledgers comprising a raised platform for supporting ledger leaves, an end wall extending upwardly adjacent to each end of said platform for supporting the ledger covers in spaced relation, and a horizontally disposed guide movably mounted adjacent to each side of said platform for engaging the side edges of said ledger leaves and maintaining them in aligned relation.

8. A rack for loose leaf ledgers comprising a raised platform for supporting ledger leaves, an end wall extending upwardly adjacent to each end of said platform for supporting the ledger covers in spaced relation, and a horizontally disposed guide movably mounted adjacent to each side of said platform for engaging the side edges of said ledger leaves and maintaining them in aligned relation, said guides being provided with seats for engaging the side edges of said covers and hold the latter against displacement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature this 27th day of February, 1932.

CORBON L. HARVEY. 

